Merced City School District - School Nutrition And Fitness

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	Healthy Snack Ideas Kids often need snacks to help them get enough calories (ENERGY) throughout the day. Choosing healthy snacks that add nutrients, like vitamins and minerals, to their diets is essential. Smart snacking is a great way to meet daily nutrient requirements that may be missed at meal times. Snacking Tips for Parents Plan ahead and buy healthy snacks when you shop. You will save money and make healthier choices than if you or your kids are buying snacks on the go. Provide kids with choices and make those choices nutritious. Pre-portion you child's snacks into small plastic bags to grab on the go. Combine snacks from at least two food groups to pack more nutrients into your child's diet... it will be more filling and it will hold them over to the next meal. And remember... space snacks far enough between meals so appetites are not spoiled! Two Simple Steps to Delicious and Nutritious Snacks Katie-Jeffery-Lunn, MS, RD, CDN, LDN Healthy, Fun Snacks and Desserts for the Whole Family Reyna Franco, MS, RD, CDN Healthy, Tasty and Creative Snacks for Kids Katie-Jeffery-Lunn, MS, RD, CDN, LDN Visit MealsMatter.org for more snack ideas. Back to Nutrition for Parents


Healthy Dairy Snack Ideas String Cheese and Fruit Low fat or nonfat Milk or Yogurt Smoothies with 100% fruit juice and sliced bananas or strawberries Cottage Cheese or Yogurt with fruit (fresh or canned) Fat-Free or 1% White, Chocolate or Flavored Milk Healthy Dairy Snack Ideas	Healthy Fruit and Veggie Snack Ideas Raw Vegetables with low-fat yogurt dip, cottage cheese or humus Baby Carrots Celery Sticks Cucumber Slices Apples and cheese - pears and other fruits are good too! Frozen fruit bars Trail mix with nuts and dried fruit 100% Fruit Juice box Healthy F & V Snack Ideas	Healthy Dairy Snack Ideas Whole-grain crackers with cheese or peanut butter Whole-grain cereal with milk Flavored rice cakes (like caramel or apple cinnamon) with peanut butter Baked potato chips, or tortilla chips with salsa Popcorn - Air popped or low-fat microwave Pretzel sticks and a glass of milk Vanilla wafers, gingersnaps, graham crackers, animal crackers, fig bar or raisins, and a glass of milk Healthy Grain Snack Ideas

Merced City School District
933 W. 15th Street
Merced, CA 95340

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